Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-538); Comment Request, 10064-10065 [2019-05113]

Download as PDF 10064 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 53 / Tuesday, March 19, 2019 / Notices esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. n. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate. Milestone Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis. Filing of recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and fishway prescriptions. Commission issues Environmental Assessment (EA). Comments on EA ............... Modified terms and conditions. Target date Dated: March 13, 2019. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2019–05107 Filed 3–18–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission August 2019. January 2020. February 2020. April 2020. Dated: March 11, 2019. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2019–05051 Filed 3–18–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 4318–005] The Cobbs, LLC; Noone Falls Energy, LLC; Notice of Transfer of Exemption 1. By letter filed May 3, 2018, The Cobbs, LLC informed the Commission that the exemption from licensing for the .15–MW Noone Mills Project No. 4318, originally issued December 4, 1981 1 has been transferred from The Cobbs, LLC to Noone Falls Energy, LLC. The project is located on the Contoocook River in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. The transfer of an exemption does not require Commission approval. 2. Noone Falls Energy, LLC is now the exemptee of the Noone Mills Project No. 1 Order Granting Exemption from Licensing of a Small Hydroelectric Project of 5 Megawatts or Less and Denying Competing Applications for Preliminary Permit. American Hydro Power Company and Darobsum, Inc., 17 FERC ¶ 62,367 (1981). 17:54 Mar 18, 2019 Jkt 247001 Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Instructions: All submissions must be formatted and filed in accordance with submission guidelines at: https:// www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. For user assistance contact FERC Online Support by email at ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202) 502–8659 for TTY. Docket: Users interested in receiving automatic notification of activity in this docket or in viewing/downloading comments and issuances in this docket may do so at https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/docs-filing.asp. June 2019. o. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice of ready for environmental analysis. VerDate Sep<11>2014 4318. All correspondence should be forwarded to: Mr. Martin G. Greco, Member, Noone Falls Energy, LLC, P.O. Box 9, South Casco, ME 04077, Phone: 207–655–7000, Email: mgreco@ evergreenelectric.com. [Docket No. IC19–11–000] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC–538); Comment Request Ellen Brown may be reached by email at DataClearance@FERC.gov, by telephone at (202) 502–8663, and by fax at (202) 273–0873. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy. ACTION: Comment request. AGENCY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is submitting its information collection FERC–538 (Gas Pipelines Certificates: Section 7(a) Mandatory Initial Service) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review of the information collection requirements. Any interested person may file comments directly with OMB and should address a copy of those comments to the Commission as explained below. The Commission previously published a Notice in the Federal Register on December 18, 2018, requesting public comments. The Commission received no comments on the FERC–538 and is making this notation in its submittal to OMB. DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by April 18, 2019. ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by the OMB Control No. 1902–0061, should be sent via email to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov. Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Commission, in Docket No. IC19–11–000, by either of the following methods: • eFiling at Commission’s Website: https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ efiling.asp. • Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Gas Pipelines Certificates: Section 7(a) Mandatory Initial Service. OMB Control No.: 1902–0061. Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC–538 information collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting requirements. Abstract: Under sections 7(a), 10(a) and 16 of Natural Gas Act (NGA),1 upon application by a person or municipality authorized to engage in the local distribution of natural gas, the Commission may order a natural gas company to extend or improve its transportation facilities, and sell natural gas to the municipality or person and, for such purpose, to extend its transportation facilities to communities immediately adjacent to such facilities or to territories served by the natural gas pipeline company. The Commission uses the application data in order to be fully informed concerning the applicant, and the service the applicant is requesting. Type of Respondents: Persons or municipalities authorized to engage in the local distribution of natural gas. Estimate of Annual Burden 2: The Commission estimates the annual reporting burden and cost for the information collection as: 1 15 U.S.C. 717f–w. is defined as the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. For further explanation of what is included in the information collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3. 2 ‘‘Burden’’ E:\FR\FM\19MRN1.SGM 19MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 53 / Tuesday, March 19, 2019 / Notices 10065 FERC–538—GAS PIPELINE CERTIFICATES: SECTION 7(a) MANDATORY INITIAL SERVICE Number of respondents Annual number of responses per respondent Total number of responses Average burden hrs. & Cost ($) per response 3 Total annual burden Hours & total annual cost ($) Cost per respondent ($) (1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) ÷ (1) 240 hrs.; $18,960 ........... 240 hrs.; $18,960 ........... Gas Pipeline Certificates. 1 1 Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden and cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Dated: March 13, 2019. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2019–05113 Filed 3–18–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER19–1242–000] Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization: Sage Solar III LLC This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of Sage Solar III LLC’s application for marketbased rate authority, with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 3 The estimates for cost per response are derived using the following formula: Average Burden Hours per Response * $79.00/hour = Average cost/ response. The figure is the 2018 FERC average hourly cost (for wages and benefits) of $79.00 (and an average annual cost of $164,820/year). Commission staff is using the FERC average salary plus benefits because we consider people completing the FERC–538 to be compensated at rates similar to FERC employees. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:54 Mar 18, 2019 Jkt 247001 1 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with regard to the applicant’s request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability, is April 1, 2019. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at https:// www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with internet access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 5 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. The filings in the above-referenced proceeding are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the above list. They are also available for electronic review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link on the website that enables subscribers to receive email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Dated: March 12, 2019. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2019–05062 Filed 3–18–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 $18,960 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER19–1240–000] Sage Solar I LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of Sage Solar I LLC’s application for marketbased rate authority, with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with regard to the applicant’s request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability, is April 1, 2019. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at https:// www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with internet access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 5 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. E:\FR\FM\19MRN1.SGM 19MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 53 (Tuesday, March 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10064-10065]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05113]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC19-11-000]

Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-538); Comment
Request

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Comment request.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is submitting its information collection FERC-538 (Gas Pipelines
Certificates: Section 7(a) Mandatory Initial Service) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review of the information collection
requirements. Any interested person may file comments directly with OMB
and should address a copy of those comments to the Commission as
explained below. The Commission previously published a Notice in the
Federal Register on December 18, 2018, requesting public comments. The
Commission received no comments on the FERC-538 and is making this
notation in its submittal to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by April 18,
2019.

ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by the OMB Control No.
1902-0061, should be sent via email to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov. Attention: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission Desk Officer.
A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Commission, in
Docket No. IC19-11-000, by either of the following methods:
eFiling at Commission's Website: https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
Instructions: All submissions must be formatted and filed in
accordance with submission guidelines at: https://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. For user assistance contact FERC Online Support
by email at ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone at: (866) 208-3676
(toll-free), or (202) 502-8659 for TTY.
Docket: Users interested in receiving automatic notification of
activity in this docket or in viewing/downloading comments and
issuances in this docket may do so at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
DataClearance@FERC.gov, by telephone at (202) 502-8663, and by fax at
(202) 273-0873.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Gas Pipelines Certificates: Section 7(a) Mandatory Initial
Service.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0061.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-538 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: Under sections 7(a), 10(a) and 16 of Natural Gas Act
(NGA),\1\ upon application by a person or municipality authorized to
engage in the local distribution of natural gas, the Commission may
order a natural gas company to extend or improve its transportation
facilities, and sell natural gas to the municipality or person and, for
such purpose, to extend its transportation facilities to communities
immediately adjacent to such facilities or to territories served by the
natural gas pipeline company. The Commission uses the application data
in order to be fully informed concerning the applicant, and the service
the applicant is requesting.
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\1\ 15 U.S.C. 717f-w.
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Type of Respondents: Persons or municipalities authorized to engage
in the local distribution of natural gas.
Estimate of Annual Burden \2\: The Commission estimates the annual
reporting burden and cost for the information collection as:
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\2\ ``Burden'' is defined as the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain,
retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal
agency. For further explanation of what is included in the
information collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.

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FERC-538--Gas Pipeline Certificates: Section 7(a) Mandatory Initial Service
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Annual number
Number of of responses Total number Average burden hrs. & Cost ($) per Total annual burden Hours & total annual Cost per
respondents per respondent of responses response \3\ cost ($) respondent ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)....................................... (3) * (4) = (5)........................... (5) / (1)
(3)
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Gas Pipeline Certificates............... 1 1 1 240 hrs.; $18,960......................... 240 hrs.; $18,960......................... $18,960
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Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Commission, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden and
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
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\3\ The estimates for cost per response are derived using the
following formula: Average Burden Hours per Response * $79.00/hour =
Average cost/response. The figure is the 2018 FERC average hourly
cost (for wages and benefits) of $79.00 (and an average annual cost
of $164,820/year). Commission staff is using the FERC average salary
plus benefits because we consider people completing the FERC-538 to
be compensated at rates similar to FERC employees.

Dated: March 13, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-05113 Filed 3-18-19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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